Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) was the big winner at Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, taking home four of the Oscars’ top honors.
Many Oscar pundits had predicted that the Best Picture and Best Director Oscars would be split between Birdman and Boyhood, but Alejandro G. Iñárritu also beat out Boyhood‘s Richard Linklater for Best Director. In fact, despite Linklater’s much-ballyhooed effort of making Boyhood over a period of four years, the only statue his six-time nominated film took home was for Best Supporting Actress for Patricia Arquette.
Two of the other acting wins – J.K. Simmons for Best Supporting Actor in Whiplash and Julianne Moore for Best Actress in Still Alice – had seemed like virtual locks for the entire Oscar race. Veteran Batman actor Michael Keaton was left empty-handed for his Birdman turn, however, when Oscar voters sided with The Theory of Everything‘s Eddie Redmayne.
Birdman‘s cinematographer, Emmanuel Lubezki, took home his second consecutive Oscar. (He also won the award last year for Gravity, after five prior nominations.)
Wes Anderson‘s The Grand Budapest Hotel was another big winner Sunday night, also taking home four Oscars, for Best Score, Best Production Design, Best Costume Design and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Whiplash garnered three wins, with Best Editing and Best Sound Mixing in addition to Simmons’ Best Supporting Actor trophy.
You can check out the full list of winners below. And be sure to check out how all the Oscar nominees stack up on Flickchart here.
BEST PICTURE
- American Sniper
- Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – winner
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Selma
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
BEST DIRECTOR
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman – winner
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood
- Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
- Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
- Bradley Cooper, American Sniper
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
- Michael Keaton, Birdman
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything – winner
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
- Marion Cotillard, Two Days, One Night
- Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice – winner
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Robert Duvall, The Judge
- Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
- Edward Norton, Birdman
- Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher
- J.K. Simmons, Whiplash – winner
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- Patricia Arquette, Boyhood – winner
- Laura Dern, Wild
- Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
- Emma Stone, Birdman
- Meryl Streep, Into the Woods
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
- Ida – winner
- Leviathan
- Tangerines
- Timbuktu
- Wild Tales
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Big Hero 6 – winner
- The Boxtrolls
- How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Song of the Sea
- The Tale of Princess Kayuga
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Birdman – winner
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Ida
- Mr. Turner
- Unbroken
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Birdman – winner
- Boyhood
- Foxcatcher
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Nightcrawler
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- American Sniper
- The Imitation Game – winner
- Inherent Vice
- The Theory of Everything
- Whiplash
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – winner
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- Into the Woods
- Mr. Turner
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – winner
- Inherent Vice
- Into the Woods
- Maleficent
- Mr. Turner
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- Foxcatcher
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – winner
- Guardians of the Galaxy
BEST FILM EDITING
- American Sniper
- Boyhood
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- The Imitation Game
- Whiplash – winner
BEST MUSIC – ORIGINAL SCORE
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – winner
- The Imitation Game
- Interstellar
- Mr. Turner
- The Theory of Everything
BEST MUSIC – ORIGINAL SONG
- “Everything is Awesome” from The Lego Movie
- “Glory” from Selma – winner
- “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights
- “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me
- “Lost Stars” from Begin Again
BEST SOUND EDITING
- American Sniper – winner
- Birdman
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
BEST SOUND MIXING
- American Sniper
- Birdman
- Interstellar
- Unbroken
- Whiplash – winner
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- Guardians of the Galaxy
- Interstellar – winner
- X-Men: Days of Future Past
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
- Citizenfour – winner
- Finding Vivian Maier
- Last Days in Vietnam
- The Salt of the Earth
- Virunga
BEST DOCUMENTARY – SHORT SUBJECT
- Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1 – winner
- Joanna
- Our Curse
- The Reaper
- White Earth
BEST SHORT FILM – LIVE ACTION
- Aya
- Boogaloo and Graham
- Butter Lamp
- Parvaneh
- The Phone Call – winner
BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATED
- The Bigger Picture
- The Dam Keeper
- Feast – winner
- Me and My Moulton
- A Single Life
